Recent content by DeploymentDiatribes

Does anyone know when Plebe Parents Weekend will be this year? I searched and did not find it. Thanks!

Thanks everyone. Very helpful information.

Hi! My son is a Foundation kid and we are trying to plan ahead to I Day. Can anyone recommend nearby hotels that will be specifically good for the few days we'll be there? Thanks so much!

Definitely mention it to show you know the Navy life and what to expect. This shows that you are quite serious about the Academy and a future in the Navy.

Update: We've gotten much more information now. He chose a school based on websites because we live in Asia (military) and visiting wasn't feasible. His grades and resume were strong. He was told that the reason he was offered a Foundation scholarship, rather than a direct appointment, is that...

You can submit a better CFA if you repeat and do better. Keep working out and try again.

Thank you so much. This helps a lot. So do they have to go through the Congressional/Presidential nomination process again?

Thank you so much. This helps a lot.

Hi. My son just received an offer to go to a Naval Academy Foundation Prep school. There's a list of 18 schools. They gave him no additional information and we are stationed overseas, so he is having a hard time connecting with the person who tried to contact him from the Foundation. In the...

He's staying with friends of ours, so he's safe. Hoping to figure out some way to connect with USNA.

So nice. Thank you. He traveled with my husband, so he's covered.

That's so nice! My husband is trying to make contact with someone there to see if they can figure something out. We'll see.

He traveled with my husband, but he has to work (Navy) while he's there. He's trying to figure something out with the USNA.

Thanks for the encouragement, everyone. He did travel there with my husband, who is Navy, so he's trying to figure something out. So far, nothing. He's at least getting the chance to do his NROTC skype interview Stateside, while he's there, to avoid China internet disruptions.

Yep!